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Download full textWarren, Charles R. – 1988
In the past, science textbooks have been the target of criticism by educators and feminists in studies of sex bias in education. The purpose of this study was to develop a useful tool that could be used in formative or summative evaluation of the level of sexism in science textbooks and as a research tool to study the effect of sexist…
Descriptors: Biology, High Schools, Instructional Materials, Science Curriculum
Warren, Charles R.; Rogers, Stacy J. – 1988
In the past, science textbooks have been the target of criticism of science educators in studies of sex bias in the past. The purpose of this study was to examine the illustrations in the biology textbooks most commonly used in high schools in the United States. Seven textbooks were examined for their representation of women in illustrations of…
Descriptors: Biology, High Schools, Instructional Materials, Science Careers
